In this research we investigated the relationship between infrastructure of logistics services and economic boost in Turkey. For investment decisions, it is important to know how infrastructure investment impact economic development. Turkey is developing economy and it has been investing in logistic infrastructure extensively since 20 years so we examined the relationship for Turkey. For this purpose, we used methods of Johansen (1988) cointegration test and Granger (1969) causality test. Our data is yearly and covers the years 1984-2020. We used airfreight, total fleet, number of container transport, length of railways, railways freight, divided road, motorways, and government infrastructure expenditure to represent infrastructure of logistics services. In addition, we used EXIM (total trade), export, import, GDP, and GDP per capita to represent economic boost. Contrast to general expectations we couldn’t find clear evidence that shows infrastructure of logistics services cause of economic boost in Turkey.
Key words: Logistics, Logistics Infrastructure, Economic Growth, Time Series, Turkish Economy. JEL Classifications: F43, C22, H54, L91, E01. Article Language: EnglishTurkish
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